Acanthophoenix rubra, the barbel palm, is a critically endangered palm endemic to Mauritius, Rodrigues, and Réunion that is prized for its edible palm hearts.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Barbel Palm being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Deckenia nobilis
- Dypsis leptocheilos
- Archontophoenix alexandrae
- Howea forsteriana
- Archontophoenix cunninghamiana
- Calamus siphonospathus
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Liliopsida
- Order
- Arecales
- Family
- Arecaceae
- Genus
- Acanthophoenix
- Species
- Acanthophoenix rubra
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